Toy



March 9, 1948.

E. S. SlWlEC TOY Filed April 8, 1946 Patented Mar. 9, 1948 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE TOY Eugene S. Siwiec, Chicago, Ill.

Application April 8, 1946, Serial No. 660,459

1 Claim. 1 r V The present invention relates to toys and has for itsprincipal object the provision of a toy vehicle provided with a musicalinstrument which may play music as the toy is propelled upon the ground.

A still further object of the present invention is the provision of arotatable platform supported upon the vehicle and upon which one or morefigures may be positioned which may rotate with the platform to theaccompanying music.

With the above general objects in view and others that will appear asthe invention is better understood, the same consists in the novelconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter morefully described, illustrated in the accompanying'drawing and pointed outin the appended claim.

In the drawing forming a part of this application, and in which likedesignating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout theseveral views: 7

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view through a toy vehicle, theview having been taken on line l-l of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 2 is a top plan elevational view of the toy.

Referring in detail to the present drawing there is shown therein akvehicle including a body having upper wall H], a pair of spaced sidewalls I l and a rear wall [2. The body is supported by a pair of frontwheels [3, supported upon axle l4, and a pair of rear wheels l5supported upon rear axle l6.

Rigidly supported upon axle l6 and in an axial longitudinal relationtherewith is cylinder I1 having a plurality of radial projections I8upon its periphery for the purpose of actuating a plurality of tonalreeds l9, which are rigidly supported by sounding box 20, which isrigidly supported upon the inner face of rear wall l2 of the vehicle. 7

Rigidly supported by axle l6 and adjacent one end of cylinder I1 ispinion 2] which meshes with sprocket gear 2 2, the latter rigidlysupported upon shaft 23 which is journaled within side walls H and aboveaxle IS.

A rotatable platform indicated by 24 in Fig. 2 includes circular bottomtray 25 and a casing 26 resting upon said tray 25. The diameter of thevertical wall of said tray 25 is shorter than the diameter of saidcasing 26. .Annular flange 21 laterally projects from vertical wall ofsaid tray 25, supporting said casing 26 and extending towards thevertical wall of the latter.

Arranged in a circle and adjacent the rim of said tray 25 is a pluralityof rectangular openings 28 for receiving therewithin teeth of gear 22,said gear partially extends through wall In of the vehicle.Said'platform including tray 25 and casing 26 is supported upon verticalshaft 29, suitably supported within said upper wall III of the vehicle.

Rigidly supported upon casing 26 is figure of girl 30 and figure of lamb3| following the former.

When the vehicle is moved along the ground by pulling, wheels l3 and IEwill rotate, thereby imparting rotary movement to axle It. Theprojections l8 on cylinder I! which rotates with axle 16 will strikereeds [9 for vibrating the same, thereby causing predetermined music toplay, sounding box 20 enhancing tonal vibrations of tonal reeds l9.Simultaneously with operation of music box 20 platform 24 is caused torotate through pinion 2 l, gear 22 and the action of the latter withtray 25 through openings 28. Thus simulation will be imparted to figures30 and 3| to the effect that they rotate not due to the mechanism butdue to the music.

While there is described herein a preferred embodiment of the presentinvention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may bemade therein without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed.

What I claim as new is:

A toy vehicle comprising a body including a top wall, a pair of spacedside walls and a rear Wall, an axle set within said side walls, wheelscarried by said axle for imparting rotary movement to said axle whensaid wheels rotate, a cylinder rigidly carried by said axle in a coaxialrelation therewith, a plurality of radial projections extending fromsaid cylinder, a plurality of tonal reeds, a sounding box afllxed tosaid rear wall. one end of said reeds being disposed adjacent saidcylinder for engagement with said projections for imparting vibratorymovement to said reeds, a pinion rigidly afiixed to said axle, a gearmeshing with said pinion, a platform disposed above said top wall forrotary movement thereupon, said gear extending through said top wall andengaging said platform for imparting rotary movement to the latter, andfigures rigidly carried by said platform, said figures being adapted torotate with said platform in simulation of the musical efiectsengendered by said sounding box.

EUGENE S. SIWIEC.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 174,265 Long et al. Feb. 29, 1876619,543 Cady Feb. 14, 1899 1,274,023 Ehrlich July 30, 1918

